{"id":388,"date":"2012-03-26T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capandbells.org\/?p=388"},"modified":"2012-03-26T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T15:42:00","slug":"simple-gifts-by-lizzie-stern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/theatre\/simple-gifts-by-lizzie-stern\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Gifts, by Lizzie Stern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever been in rehearsal at Williams College, you\u2019ve probably asked yourself, \u201cHow is Maia\u2019s dog still barking?\u201d and \u201cWhy isn\u2019t Tunnel City inside the \u201962 Center and\/or my mouth?\u201d and then thought, \u201cSelf, I can\u2019t answer those! Stop asking!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First, calm down. You don\u2019t have multiple personalities. Next, try asking these instead: \u201cHow do I explain to the world how I tapped into my inner prairie dog?\u201d and \u201cWhen can I convey what it means to write lyrics for a man-bear-prince?\u201d They\u2019re better questions (albeit a little clunky, but Self doesn\u2019t use great syntax), and each has an answer.<\/p>\n<p>This. Blog.<\/p>\n<p>Oooo look how important that sounds when each word gets its own sentence! Now you\u2019re paying attention.<\/p>\n<p>As a Junior Board member, I have had the great privilege of running this blog since the start of the semester. And now I get to post?! Well, here\u2019s a gift from me to you. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Not only are you welcome, you are thanked. Whether it\u2019s your first time on capandbells.org and you chanced upon the news section (read all the things!) or you live and breathe this blog (\u2026please email me), we are so happy to have your eyes on this page. It\u2019s wonderful to include everyone with a simple post each week. Want to know another way we can include you? And\/or a shameless segue into my pitch?<\/p>\n<p>Board. Elections.<\/p>\n<p>Yes! They\u2019re coming up the week we get back. If you\u2019ve read this far, you clearly care about Cap and Bells. Or me. Either way, run for a position! If you don\u2019t know what the Board is, continue exploring this website and email us with questions. If you find yourself interested after some investigation, write a self-nomination for the position(s) you\u2019d like most. Check your March 14th email, from Noah Schechter, for job descriptions and instructions on applying.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll keep this short and sweet so you can get tan\/sleep\/write your essay due the week we get back. Check in regularly for more updates on Board adventures and C&amp;B\u2019s next show: <em>Tigers Be Still<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>Thank. You. For. Reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever been in rehearsal at Williams College, you\u2019ve probably asked yourself, \u201cHow is Maia\u2019s dog still barking?\u201d and \u201cWhy isn\u2019t Tunnel City inside the \u201962 Center and\/or my mouth?\u201d and then thought, \u201cSelf, I can\u2019t answer those! Stop asking!\u201d First, calm down. You don\u2019t have multiple personalities. Next, try asking these instead: \u201cHow&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2722,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theatre"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2722"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/capandbells\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}